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Emergent Endovascular Repair For Primary Aortoenteric Fistula
Marques, Isabel; Vieira, Mário; Ferreira, Ana; Abreu, Rodolfo; Rodrigues, Roger; Vilaça, Luís; Oliveira, JoãoWe report the case of a 64-year-old male with significant cardiac comorbidities who reported three episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding. In the third episode, he presented massive hematemesis, anaemia and hypotension. Despite a standard upper endoscopy, a computed tomography (CT) showed an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and densification of the aortic fat cover. A primary aortoenteric fistula, with acute...
LATE ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURISMATIC SAC RETRACTION AFTER EVAR
Viseu dos Santos, André Filipe; Vieira, Mário Marques; Vilaça, Luís; Ferreira, Ana; Oliveira, João; Assunção, AntónioIntrodution: In the last years, EVAR has been increasingly affirmed as the main surgical option for AAA correction without rupture. This procedure presents specific clinical and anatomical indications although it does not prevent the appearance of long-term complications associated with EVAR. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of all patients submitted to EVAR was performed at the Hospital under study...